This is a list of the Catholic dioceses in the Philippines (Mga Katolikong diyosesis ng Pilipinas). The dioceses'

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ...

s comprise the

Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines; ceb, Hugpong sa mga Obispo nga Katoliko sa Pilipinas; bcl, Komperensya kan mga Obispo Katoliko kan Pilipinas; hil, Komperensya sang mga Obispo Katoliko sang Pilipinas; ilo, Kumperensya ti ...

(CBCP), an

episcopal conference An episcopal conference, sometimes called a conference of bishops, is an official assembly of the bishops of the Catholic Church in a given territory. Episcopal conferences have long existed as informal entities. The first assembly of bishops to ...

. The dioceses are grouped into

ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of sev ...

s, each of which comprises a Metropolitan

archdiocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...

and several

suffragan diocese A suffragan diocese is one of the dioceses other than the metropolitan archdiocese that constitute an ecclesiastical province. It exists in some Christian denominations, in particular the Catholic Church, the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandri ...

s and is headed by the

archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdio ...

, as the

metropolitan bishop In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan (alternative obsolete form: metropolite), pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis. Originally, the term referred to the ...

of the province. Currently, there are 16 ecclesiastical provinces in the Philippines. Apostolic vicariates and the

military ordinariate A military ordinariate is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church, of the Latin or an Eastern church, responsible for the pastoral care of Catholics serving in the armed forces of a nation. Until 1986, they were called "military ...

are not part of any ecclesiastical province, but are included in the table. Like diocesan bishops, they are the ordinary responsible for spiritual care the Catholics under them and are directly subject to the

Holy See The Holy See ( lat, Sancta Sedes, ; it, Santa Sede ), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the Pope in his role as the bishop of Rome. It includes the apostolic episcopal see of the Diocese of R ...

. Currently, there are 7 apostolic vicariates and 1 military ordinariate in the Philippines. __TOC__

List of dioceses

Gallery of archdiocesan cathedrals

File:CATHEDRAL.jpg, Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist, seat of the ''Archdiocese of Caceres'' File:Saint Agustine Cathedral (Cagayan de Oro; 11-27-2021).jpg, Saint Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral, seat of the ''Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro'' File:Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Roxas, Capiz 20150815.jpg, Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral, seat of the ''Archdiocese of Capiz'' File:Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral 20180628a (cropped).jpg, Metropolitan Cathedral and Parish of Saint Vitalis and of the Immaculate Conception, seat of the ''Archdiocese of Cebu'' File:San Pedro Cathedral 01.jpg , Saint Peter Metropolitan Cathedral, seat of the ''Archdiocese of Davao'' File:Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral (Jaro, Iloilo City; 10-22-2022).jpg, Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary (National Shrine of Our Lady of the Candles) seat of the ''Archdiocese of Jaro'' File:Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist.jpg, Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, seat of the ''Archdiocese of '' File:Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian (Lipa, Batangas; 12-29-2021).jpg, Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian, seat of the ''Archdiocese of Lipa'' File:The Old Manila Cathedral.jpg, Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, seat of the ''Archdiocese of Manila'' File:Katedralen i Vigan 20180707a.jpg, Metropolitan Cathedral of the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle, seat of the ''Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia'' File:Palo Metropolitan Cathedral (Palo, Leyte; 09-09-2022).jpg, Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lord's Transfiguration, seat of the ''Archdiocese of Palo'' File:Metropolitan Cathedral of San Fernando.jpg, Metropolitan Cathedral of San Fernando, seat of the ''Archdiocese of San Fernando'' File:Tuguegarao Church, Cagayan.jpg, Saint Peter Metropolitan Cathedral, seat of the ''Archdiocese of Tuguegarao''

References

Sources and external links

ClaretianPublications.com; Diocese

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Catholic dioceses

List of dioceses

Gallery of archdiocesan cathedrals

See also

References

Sources and external links